Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 266 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
28. 28.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) blaming others
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work

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